New car, not a Minor!

[pskipper]

It turns out that Betsy is just a little too small for a child seat in the back. Elliot is just over 1 now and can kick me in the back when I'm driving so we've bought something a little bigger for our daily drive. It's also a bit newer than Betsy (by 7 years )

[chrisryder]

Very nice! Hopefully you'll be joining the Wolseley Register?

My parents are a 'big noise' in that. Got 2 1500's and an Eight

[pskipper]

We're planning to

[IaininTenbury]

Oh yes very nice. Colours suit the Wolseley too.
Always fancied a Farina Cambridge type car and nearly succombed at a show a few years back justifying it as a caravan towcar. But bottled out of taking the plunge for some reason. One day we will.....

[irmscher]

Lovely car very luxurious for the time

[Arthurdaily]

Beautiful, I have just bought the Austin version - not as regal looking as that though (a sigh of jealousy lol).

[ASL642]

I learnt to drive in an Austin Cambridge - lovely cars (either model) but heavy on the steering compared to a modern car.

[Mog-nuts]

Passed my test and did my courting in one of these,oh happy days.

Would love another just for the memories !

[philthehill]

You could always tell that it was a Wolseley coming towards you or up behind you because of the iluminated grill badge. Of course always hoping that it was not the police in their 6/80s! I had a Wolseley 15/50 for several years and could drive all day and get out at the other end and feeling as if I had only done a couple of miles. Absolute luxury with that leather front split bench seat, real walnut dash and four on the floor. It was the first car I had with seat belts fitted; they were made by Delaney Gallay and they were proper ones with straps over both shoulders and a lap strap. Chrisryder refers to a Wolseley Eight in his post above. I learnt to drive in my fathers Wolseley Eight.

[brucek]

Lovely car Philip - hope to see it at the next branch meeting if you are going??

[pskipper]

It all depends on Elliot, last few months he's been half asleep by 6:30 so it doesn't seem fair to drag him out. Will you be at the city square on Saturday?

[brucek]

I will be visiting at some stage, yes - my car won't be there yet sadly catch up with you all then hopefully

[dp]

Very nice! Hopefully you'll be joining the Wolseley Register?

My parents are a 'big noise' in that. Got 2 1500's and an Eight

is the Wolseley Register part of a bigger Farina owners club? If so how does it compare to the Minor lot?

I was reading somewhere about how all the Oz Farinas started at 2.6 litre 6 cylinders as the 4 cylinders were not up to the tough life there.

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

The thing which surprised me is that most of the Farina range were fitted with floor-change as opposed to column-change, floor-change being a strange option in a car which could seat three in the front.

[ASL642]

It was uncomfortable for the "third" person in the front! The handbrake was on the sill at the driver's right so we always had the smallest member of the family (shortest legs) sitting in the middle so their legs didn't get tangled up with the gear stick.

Just makes me go cold thinking about the total lack of safety awareness in those days. My youngest sister was in a metal car seat which looked like the top of a highchair in the middle of the back seat which was not strapped down. When we went round a hard bend the chair used to slide into whoever was either side of it